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Jedrzejczyk, the 30-year-old Polish fan favorite, looks for her 15th straight victory and sixth consecutive title defense. Since winning the belt with a TKO victory over Carla Esparza in 2015, she’s defended the belt with a TKO win over Jessica Penne and decision victories over Valerie Letourneau, Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jessica Andrade.

Jedrzejczyk’s victory over Andrade gave her a fifth title defense – one short of the UFC women’s record held by ex-bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey.

She now meets Namajunas, who was the runner-up on “The Ultimate Fighter 20,” where she fell one win short of winning the show and claiming the inaugural title following a submission loss to Esparza. However, since that initial title loss, the 25-year-old has won four of five fights. Most recently, she rebounded from a narrow split-decision defeat to Kowalkiewicz with a submission victory over Michelle Waterson in April. It was her fifth submission in six career victories.